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It’s official: Press release below… OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR CITY OF PORTLAND February 25, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JIM MIDDAUGH CERTIFIED Today, the Auditor certified Jim Middaugh as a Campaign Finance Fund candidate for the May 20, 2008 Primary Election. Mr. Middaugh, candidate for Commissioner No. 2, achieved 1,623 verified qualifying contributions from Portland registered … Read more
Northwest Portland resident DougOllerenshaw competing in the Tour of California.(Photo: Stefan Heymanns/Flickr) The Amgen Tour of California — a seven stage, 650-mile race that featured the world’s top teams and riders — wrapped up in Pasadena California on Sunday. Among the finishers were all the big names of elite international racing including the legendary sprinter … Read more
The Esplanade will be busy today. If you go that way, remember to take it slow, ring your bell, and smile.(Photos © J. Maus)
(Photos © J. Maus) This April, the work of Oregon’s burgeoning crop of bicycle builders will be on display at the Portland International Airport. The exhibit will be managed by the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) and will run for six months (from April through September) and will feature a range of bikes in … Read more
“My view of this bridge is that we’ve got to move freight…isn’t it conceivable they [bikes and peds] would ride across the bridge on whatever kind of transit option is offered, rather than building separate accommodation that just drives the cost of this already unbelievably expensive structure up?”–Sen. Betsy Johnson On Tuesday of this week, … Read more
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RAUNCHY RIDE 21+ Lucky Labrador Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd 7:30pm Valentine’s Day got ya down? Had enough of cupids and hearts and sweetness and light? Needin some naughty? Well, I’ve got just the remedy for ya…. The Get Yer Raunch on Ride: a Strip Club Crawl! When? Next Saturday the 23rd Where? Meet … Read more
DRINK RIDE DANCE – MYSTERY HOUSE PARTY 21+ Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne 7:00pm This ride will be headed to house party at a mystery location to “dance the F outta’ Ebruary” Daniel Patrick Johnson (teknotus), teknotus at gmail daht comm
Screen shot from Cirque du Cycling website. This summer in Portland, two exciting new rides will look to find their place in bike-lover’s hearts amid an already jam-packed bikey calendar: The Cirque du Cycling (presented by Laughing Planet Cafe) and the Urban Assault Ride (brought to you by New Belgium Brewery).
Here’s a great opportunity to ride your bike and get paid ($15.12) for it. Transportation Options SmartTrips Bicycle Delivery Staffers Options is looking for three hearty bike riding individuals for 12 week positions to help us process and deliver hundreds of packages to southwest Portland homes. Yes, that is hilly southwest. Job duties include data … Read more
Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) For some reason, I just can’t get last weekend’s Mini Bike Winter event out of my mind. By all accounts, it was just a massively fun and amazing weekend. I took somewhere in the realm of 2,000+ images in two days and I’m still having fun looking through them. I … Read more
Jamie Nichols is a metal fabricator and a partner in “Metrofiets”, a new company that is building a bakfiets-style cargo bike in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus)